The prospect of reopening is something to be positive about. Yet, we still face the reality that returning to houses packed with jazz audiences for jazz concerts is a long way off. The silver lining is we continue to see, however slight, improvements in live streams. More exceptional jazz is appearing online. This week, Smalls […]
It is hard to believe Memorial Day Weekend is here. The past two months have made time and place feel different. Many of us are turning to jazz and other art forms to help pass the time. More exceptional jazz is appearing online. The quality is improving and more are dipping their toe into presenting […]
The trend to utilize live streaming as a substitute for in-person jazz concerts continues unabated. For some jazz fans, it has opened up a whole new world of jazz artists they may not have had exposure to before. For artists, they are building up a new fan base. Notable venues are now dipping their toes […]
In the jazz world, it looks like live streams are here to stay for a while. Ebbing and flowing in numbers weekly, we are seeing a significant number of live streams by jazz artists each week as they try to stay connected. Read the JazzBuffalo article Jazz Live Streams Explodes Amid COVID-19 for more perspective […]
Today, April 30th, we celebrate International Jazz Day around the world. The annual Global Concert, originally scheduled for Cape Town, South Africa, is now a virtual event hosted by Herbie Hancock. You will find more details available plus additional jazz live streams favorite picks for this weekend. For the full listing of jazz live streams […]
Many jazz artists are struggling to adjust to a “new normal” taking them away from their vocation of performing before a live audience. In these modern times, their main source of making a living. The coronavirus pandemic has jazz artists beginning to innovate on how to survive what could be a year or more with […]
Sunday, February 2 turned out to be a momentous day of jazz in the burgeoning jazz city of Buffalo. Despite it being Super Bowl Sunday, over 350 patrons became a raptured audience in the afternoon to hear Christian Sands, Creative Ambassador of the Erroll Garner Jazz Project, put on a display of piano mastery. At […]
Buffalo gets a rare treat on Sunday, February 2nd as the Erroll Garner Jazz Project makes its way to Buffalo and Kleinhans Music Hall’s Mary Seaton Room. The project features its creative ambassador, jazz pianist Christian Sands. Sands, a Downbeat rising star in the jazz world, will bring his High Wire Trio for this special […]
When the closing of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery for its major expansion project was announced, many loyal fans of the gallery’s Art of Jazz series met with sadness the news that the series would go on hiatus for the projected 2 1/2 year construction period. Having gained an appreciation for the presentation of such artists […]
We enter November with more incredible jazz for us to enjoy. Visits from out of town in the month as well as great local jazz. Read on… Featured Events Mareike Wiening “Metropolis Paradise” Friday, November 1 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Pausa Art House, 19 Wadsworth StreetBuffalo, NY 14201 United States + Google Map $10 The outcome is an extraordinary program […]
